Much done, much still to do

BPoT #179:

Finishing one and starting another.

Today I finished my kimono costume for Yukina from Yu Yu Hakusho. I put the finishing touches on her blue obi belt and the big bow in the back and then went on facebook to relax for a bit and relieve my back from all the bending over that pinning and sewing requires. That's when I saw that Otakon is less than a week away and I hadn't even started my second costume yet! I know it seems a little overambitious to make two costumes, but since my sister already had made a Princess Peach costume, I wanted to make a Mario-themed Princess dress to match, so I decided on Rosalina from Super Mario Galaxy.

That's when I made an executive to finish Yukina's red hair-bow after I had the majority of Rosalina's costume finished as well. I figured it made sense to make all the accessories together anyway, since I would have to make Rosalina's wand, crown and earrings as well. Not to mention I still have to find shoes for both costumes.

I didn't realize this at first, but Rosalina's costume seems to be a bit more complicated than Yukina's and I probably should have started with hers; Yukina's kimono was essentially a robe and a wide belt with bow in the back, but Rosalina's dress involves a semi-off-the-shoulder neckline and wide sleeves with trim, a sipper closure, and a little peak at the bottom revealing a curtain of silver fabric.

But my sister wanted us to do our kimonos together first since she's doing a matching pink one for the character of Botan from the same show and she's already off teaching band camp, leaving me to complete my costumes on my own. There's nothing I could do about it now anyway, so I cut out all pieces and sewed half of them together. Hopefully tomorrow will show the same (if not more) progress!